An Emirates flight from Dubai to Hong Kong was unexpectedly rerouted to Taiwan on Monday after multiple unsuccessful attempts to land, reportedly because of bad weather. Flight EK382, operated by Dubai’s flagship carrier, was diverted to Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan after it was unable to land in Hong Kong. The crew and passengers stayed…
As the Star Voyager cruise ship departs Hong Kong and I look out at a sweeping vista of Victoria Harbour, I reflect on how the voyage I am about to embark on marks a special comeback for the ship’s operator, Star Cruises. Over the next four days, we sail eastward to Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s largest port…
“Police have started an investigation into the dramatic escape yesterday of a 23-year-old Chiu Chow woman from the Sheung Shui Police Station after she was arrested in connection with a $1 million heroin seizure,” reported the South China Morning Post on July 14, 1974. “The escape, which took place only one hour after the woman,…